Directions:

  • Click on your name on the left page link
  • Your page is for your blog. Here is where you will write about your reading and research on your American author.
  • You can click on classmates' blogs and read about their author and then click on discussion tab to leave comments and thoughts.

Blogging content for FINAL BLOG

  • List the major and minor characters (at least 4) and write a paragraph describing them. Included any relevant literary terms, such as protaganist and antagonist
  • List a summary of the plot, but do not give away the ending
  • Give the book a STAR rating (* is poor; * is amazingly awesome).
  • Justify your rating. This should be one paragraph long
  • Reactions to classmates blog: Read several classmates' reviews. You can also go to other 2B sections' blogs, too. Then on your blog, write which book you might (or will) read next quarter based on these other blogs. Be sure to mention who had read it and written about it AND why this book/blog appeals to you.



Blog #1: Monday, January 24, 2011

  • ALWAYS date the entry
  • State the author you have selected
  • State the title of the work you have checked out. Remember, titles are underlined or in italics
  • State how many pages in this work that you have read
  • Summarize the piece that you have read
  • React to the piece answering at least ONE of the questions listed below.
  • Read and respond to at least ONE classmate's blog. You cannot choose one that already has a comment.

Questions you can consider as you respond to your piece:

  1. Who is the main character? Describe him/her (physically and personality). Do you like him/her? Why or why not?
  2. What is the setting of the novel? Explain its importance to the story.
  3. What theme do you see emerging in the piece. Explain how you see it in this piece
  4. What connections are you making as you read this story? Does one of the characters remind you of someone you know or another character in another book? Have you seen a movie that has a similar story line? Have you read a book that is similar to this?